It was confirmed on Tuesday that accidents and the will to attempt a couple of new participant mixtures have led Bok head coach Jacques Nienaber to incorporate eight new gamers in the beginning workforce for this weekend’s rematch towards Australia. Notably, 19-year-old Moodie will earn his first begin on the proper wing in a positional swap with Warrick Gelant.
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Moodie, a former Junior Springbok star, has loved a meteoric rise after impressing for the Bulls at senior stage, with coach Jake White even suggesting that he has the expertise to go on and earn a century of nationwide caps.
“He and his family can be unbelievably proud. He’s making his international debut at 19. It’s fantastic,” mentioned coach Nienaber this week.
“He truly deserves it. Here’s a young man who’s deserved his call-up because of the way he performed at the Bulls. Canan worked hard, got an opportunity and took it with both hands. That’s how we took notice of him. We’re really proud of him making his debut too.
“Canan’s been with us for a month now. He’s very coachable and makes absolutely sure that he knows all his detail,” added Nienaber. “He might be 19, but he’s unbelievably matured in our rugby environment. I really hope he has a successful debut.”
In a clip shared to social media, Bok director of rugby Rassie Erasmus appears virtually like a proud dad as he takes Moodie by a couple of tackle-bag training drills.
Erasmus, who is ready to be a part of the Boks’ training weeks – however can’t be current on match-days attributable to his ongoing World Rugby ban – will definitely be hoping that Moodie could make an enormous impression on debut.
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Moodie is a part of an skilled Bok workforce:
15 – Willie le Roux (Toyota Verblitz) – 76 caps, 65 pts (13t)
14 – Canan Moodie (Vodacom Bulls) – uncapped
13 – Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) – 53 caps, 60 pts (12t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 63 caps, 35 pts (7t)
11 – Makazole Mapimpi (Cell C Sharks) – 30 caps, 105 pts (21t)
10 – Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 21 caps, 12 pts (1t, 2c, 1p)
9 – Jaden Hendrikse (Cell C Sharks) – 7 caps, 5 pts (1t)
8 – Jasper Wiese (Leicester Tigers) – 15 caps, 0 pts
7 – Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 56 caps, 5pts (1t)
6 – Siya Kolisi (captain, Cell C Sharks) – 68 caps, 35 pts (7t)
5 – Lood de Jager (Wild Knights) – 61 caps, 25 pts (5t)
4 – Eben Etzebeth (Cell C Sharks) – 103 caps, 15 pts (3t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 51 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 52 caps, 55 pts (11t)
1 – Steven Kitshoff (DHL Stormers) – 64 caps, 5 pts (1t)
Replacements:
16 – Deon Fourie (DHL Stormers) – 1 cap, 0pts
17 – Ox Nche (Cell C Sharks) – 12 caps, 0pts
18 – Trevor Nyakane (Racing 92) – 57 caps, 5pts (1t)
19 – Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 24 caps, 15 pts (3t)
20 – Duane Vermeulen (Ulster) – 63 caps, 15 pts (3t)
21 – Cobus Reinach (Montpellier) – 21 caps, 40pts (8t)
22 – Frans Steyn (Toyota Cheetahs) – 75 caps, 150 pts (11t, 7c, 24p, 3d)
23 – Warrick Gelant (Racing 92) – 11 caps, 15 pts (3t)
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Springbok report towards the Wallabies in Australia:
Played 42; Won 12; Lost 28; Drawn 2; Points for: 702, Points towards: 925; Tries scored 82, Tries conceded 94; Highest rating 38-12 in Brisbane (2013); Biggest win 26 factors in Brisbane (2013). Win % 28,6%.
Milestones:
- Malcolm Marx is the highest attempt scorer in the squad towards Australia with three tries in seven Test matches.
- Siya Kolisi has performed 38 Tests as captain, making him the second most capped Springbok captain behind John Smit, who led the workforce in 83 Tests.
Miscellaneous:
- The whole Test caps for the Springbok beginning line-up is
- There are 257 caps in the backline with 470 caps amongst the forwards. On the bench there are an additional 264
- The common caps per participant in the backline are 36, the forwards 58, whereas the gamers on the bench common 33.
